Ellipses Syndrome

New Expressions & Buzzwords |三点リーダー症候群

Ellipses Syndrome

This is the habit of frequently using ellipses (…) at the end of sentences. They convey subtle nuances that cannot be expressed in words or feelings that are hard to put into words. More and more people are using them to allow others to draw their own conclusions.

文末ぶんまつ
bunnmatsu
(the) end of sentences
ni
at
さんてんリーダーりーだー(…)を
sanntenn ri-da- (...) wo
ellipses
ひんぱんに
hinnpann ni
frequently
使つかうこと
tsukau koto
using
です。
desu.
(this the habit of) is.
言葉ことばにできない
kotoba ni dekinai
(that) cannot be expressed in words
微妙びみよう
bimyou na
subtle
ニュアンスにゅあんす
nyuannsu
nuances
や、
ya,
or
いづらい
ii durai
(that are) hard to put into words
気持きもちを
kimochi wo
feelings
あらわします。
arawashi masu.
(they) convey
それを
sore wo
(it)
利用りようし、
riyou shi,
(are) using
相手あいて
aite
others
ni
to
判断はんだんをゆだねる
hanndann wo yudaneru
allow (them) to draw (their) own conclusions
ために
tame ni
to
使つか
tsukau
(are) using (them)
ひと
hito ga
people
えています。
fuete i masu.
more and more.

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